Identifier
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09ASUNCION328
2009-05-21 18:56:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Asuncion
Cable title:
PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF
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UNCLAS ASUNCION 000328
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CCA GZAMBRANO AND WHA/BSC MDASCHBACH
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU PA
SUBJECT: PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF
TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
REF: A. STATE 48487
¶B. 08 ASUNCION 00843
(U) This cable responds to ref A action request. Paraguay's
bilateral relationship with Cuba has not changed
substantially since last reporting (ref B). President
Fernando Lugo met Cuban President Raul Castro during the
April 14-15 Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas Summit in
Caracas. Lugo will visit Cuba June 3-4 for bilateral
meetings; his stated purpose is to "strengthen ties of
cooperation and friendship in health, education, and
culture." In the past six months, high-level Paraguayan
officials have reaffirmed solidarity with Cuba and opposed
the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
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Fitzpatrick